Possible drowning on Cass Lake appears unfounded, officials say

Search teams scanned Cass Lake in Keego Harbor Thursday night after a woman said a child may have drowned after swimming in the lake.

But after hours of searching and with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Marine and Aviation units assisting, the report of a drowning was determined to be unfounded, said sheriff’s deputies.

A Keego Harbor resident reported around 10 p.m. that two young girls on paddle boards went out on the lake about an hour before and only one had returned.

The woman told officers she could still see the second paddle board floating in the lake, but she didn’t see anyone go into the water.

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The West Bloomfield Fire Department requested the Sheriff’s Dive Team’s assistance, and a helicopter hovered above Cass Lake, but they found nothing.

Officers in the area also went door-to-door to see if anyone’s children were missing, but came up with nothing.

As of 10:30 a.m. Friday, no one has been reported missing in Keego Harbor, reported Officer Robert Barnes.

“Summit Sports nearby does board surfing lessons in that area, so officers are going there to check if it was the same board today,” said Barnes. “The investigation isn’t fully completed, but there’s not much substantial information to go on.”

Anyone with information about the alleged incident is asked to call Keego Harbor police at 248-682-3030.

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